Author Archives: Irian van Helfteren

As you maybe now, we got finally good snow in Arlberg. I’ve been riding with friends and today Bas Elhorst and I made a beautiful tour, hiking through 60 cm of fresh powpow to ride a steep north face where … Weiterlesen →

Last weekend I rode a comp in Kaprun, not my favourite face but anyway fun. Some nice airs, 360 but I did not found my entrance cliff into the steep part because I did not plane my line good enough. … Weiterlesen →

Today and yesterday we had bad snowconditions but anyway Mikeala Hollsten made a super shot, you will see it next year in a snowboard magazine. In the afternoon we ride the park, see below. If you foreward to 1:30:00 you … Weiterlesen →

The qaulification for the contest where 2 runs, a very long day with 2 hours hiking in wet snow and more then 3 hours waiting on the mountain. Both my runs where (very) good, so next morning 7:00h. the lift … Weiterlesen →

Today I was riding two (very) good lines in the Qualifier run in Nendaz. Tomorrow you can see life the finals from about 10:00h. so check it out at the nendaz freeride fb or there website ! I’m ready to … Weiterlesen →

My guests and me enjoying the sunny days. Riding steep untracked couloirs in Südtirol (Italie) Tirol and Vorarlberg.

Last weekend I’ve been to the ski area Goldeck for judging a Dutch freeride competition for Poederbaas. Dutch beanie brand http://www.poederbaas.com/ Too bad it was foggy at the competition day and we could not start but the snow was very … Weiterlesen →

Andorra is a good place. The people are very social and familiar. One of the local freeriders hurt himself, another died last summer in an avalanche in Argentinie. The freeride community talked about them and showed movies from the one … Weiterlesen →

 The comp went not so good for me, it was not my face and not my day, I like more steep and technical faces. I made place 6. Anyway I’m still number 6 in the FWQ ranking with a 1st, … Weiterlesen →

Thursday Marcel, Mikaela and I flew to Barcelona, rented a car and drove to Andorra. On the way we visited Montserrat. Today, Saturday was competition day. But after we took the lift at 7am and hiked 1 hour a ridge … Weiterlesen →